HC asks FSSAI to issue notice, grant time to dairy firm to respond
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to issue supplementary notice and grant time to A.R. Dairy Food, Dindigul, to respond to it. Justice N. Sathish Kumar was hearing a petition filed by A.R. Dairy Food, represented by G. Kannan, the authorised […]
TDP blames YSRCP for AR dairy ghee contract
TDP on Thursday released more details supporting its allegation that adulterated ghee was supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) during the YSRC tenure. TDP pointed fingers at YSRCP and then TTD board for allotting the ghee supply contract to AR Dairy for the supply of 1,000 tonnes of ghee, despite the company having only a 16-tonne capacity. TDP official spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhiram on Thursday […]
Buffalo meat leading India’s export of animal products
India continues to play a crucial role in the global animal products market, emerging as a leading producer of high-quality items such as milk, meat and eggs. In 2023-24, India’s animal product exports amounted to ₹37,665.51 crore ($4,543.52 million), with buffalo meat emerging as the dominant contributor. Buffalo meat alone accounted for ₹31,010.10 crore ($3,740.53 […]
GDT dairy index rise again by 1.2% increase and WMP up 3%
Prices have risen again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 1.2% increase across the board. This follows a 0.8% increase from two weeks ago. Whole milk powder – which has the biggest impact on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – recorded a solid 3% lift, to an average of US$3559/MT. Skim milk powder – Fonterra’s […]
MilkLane Launches Antibiotic-Safe Milk Procurement Service
MilkLane, a dairy brand under Swiss-Indian food and technology platform company Innoterra, on Tuesday announced the launch of its dairy procurement services to provide aflatoxin and antibiotic-safe milk to dairy companies, dairy start-ups and other new entrants in the sector. Through this PaaS (Procurement as a Service) offering, MilkLane will procure raw chilled milk (RCM) […]
Falling Milk Production Masks U.S. Dairy Industry’s Growth Potential
The U.S. dairy industry has long relied on monthly milk production data from the USDA to track the trajectory of milk supplies available for processing and to project potential dairy product output. Historically, falling milk production from dairy farms would signal a decline in supplies of both fluid milk and the key solid milk components […]
When it comes to food safety, trust but verify
Ensuring Food Safety at Religious Institutions: Tackling Ghee and Food Adulteration and Regulatory Compliance When it comes to food safety, trust but verify—this principle stands at the core of combating food adulteration and enhancing regulatory oversight, especially in the case of sacred offerings like ghee used in religious institutions. Let me take cognisance of the […]
Sikkim Co-op Milk Producers’ Union hosts AGM
The 29th Annual General Meeting of the Sikkim Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union took place at Jorethang’s Community Hall on September 23, 2024. It was chaired by Chairman Yam Kumar Sharma. The meeting saw participation from 18 Board Members and 291 Milk Producers’ Cooperative Societies. The Managing Director, Dr. T.B. Ghatani, presented the audited report for […]
GCMMF’s turnover has increased by 8% to Rs 59,445 crore in FY 24
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which sells dairy products under Amul brand, on Saturday said its turnover has increased by 8 per cent to Rs 59,445 crore in the financial year ending March 2024 on better sales. “In the Golden Jubilee year of GCMMF, the organization registered a turnover of Rs 59,545 crore […]
Amul Dairy to set up plant in AP, Pune and Punjab
The Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, popularly known as Amul Dairy, will be setting up new plants at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Pune and Punjab. For this, Gujarat’s oldest milk co-operative will be investing Rs 1,000 crore over the next couple of years. In the last financial year, it invested Rs 1,000 crore in the expansion of its plants. […]
